Sponge-retaining and water-supplying device.



G. BUDAI.

sPoNGB RETAINING AND WATER SUPPLYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 6, 1913.

Patented 0013.20, 1914.

THE MORRIS PErERS CO.. PHOTO-LIrHo.:wA5HrNarnN l L1` Unicorn srarns CHARLES nonni, or gni-Ireneo, iLLINoIs.

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T all zo/0m 'it may concern.'

Beit known that` I, CHARLES BUnAr, Aa subject of the King of Hungary, residing' at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sponge-Retaining and Tater-Supplying. Devices to be Ape .plied to the Heads of Horses, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in means for securing and applying water to the sponge when applied to the head of a horse.

In summer months, when horses become over-heatedby the hot rays of the sun, it has been the usual practice to apply a cold wet sponge to the head of the horse, and it is an object of the present invention, to pro p' as leather or the like.

vide means for retaining the sponge upon the head of the horse, and also for supply-y ing the sponge continually with the water.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a device of the aforesaid character, comprising a comparatively few" parts, which may readily be assembled and applied tothe head of the horse, and which will be comparatively inexpensive in the cost of manufacture, thereby, rendering the same commercially desirable.

With the above and'other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the `appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view illustrating one embodiment of the present Fig. 2 1s a sectional elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section invention.

on the line w-.fr of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like and corresponding parts are designated by similar reference ch aracters, throughout the several views '-used," the numeral 1 indicates a sponge, adapted to be placed upon the head of a horse, which is indicated as at'2. The sponge 1 is adapted to be placed within an opening 3, formed within the lower sec tion 4, or the retaining device, which is made preferably of flexible material, such The section 4 of the device has extending laterally therefrom straps 5, which are adapted to be secured to the bridle carried by the horses head.l The rearwardly extending lap 6, is carried by the section 4, and rests upon the neck of K Specification of Letters Patent., Application filed December 6, 1913. Serialflo` 805,162.

Patented ocaso, 1914.

portion 6, through which'extend the ears yof the horse, when the d vice is applied tothe horses head.

uid containing receptacle S, which 'is made of any preferred or well-known construction, or of theconliguration as shown. This receptacle-is cove-red by a flexible material 4 has eyelets 10, which are adapted to be placed over the projections 11, carried by the lower end of the receptacle 8, whereby the receptacle willbe held in its correct position. y

To givev the device a neat appearance ings 17, which extend through the base or' the receptacle and the cover encircling the same, whereby the water may be fed to the sponge. .When it is desired to iill the receptacle 8,\the screw-cap 19fis/ removed and a the cap put on. This will last for a considerable time without replenishing. An air-tube indicated by the numeral 18, may lead to the receptacle, to cause the water to properlyflow through the space when the receptacle is closed, and 2O is a valvef'for I claim n v v a 1. A protector adapted for attachment to cle, a sponge holder arranged belowr said receptacle and having a bottom opening through which a sponge 1s arranged to pro-v means within said receptacle for feeding water to the sponge consisting of a perforated tube provided with outlets projectinginto the sponge receptacle.

narnnr onnicn theihorse, and openings 7 are formed in the Adapted to rest on the 'sponge 1, is a' liti-y V9, such as leather or the'like; vThe section when applied to thehead of the horsea hood or canopy' 12 is placed over the device,hav v a horses head, comprising a water receptaesy Leading from the tube 15, are outlet open-` i suflicient quantity of water is poured inand f regulating or shutting ofi the air supply, f v

trude to rest upon the horses head, and

2. A protector for animals comprising a water receptacle havingan .arvinlet and a normally-closed illing neck7 a perforated tube Within said receptacle `having vdischarge outlets, a sponge holder arranged belen7 said receptacle and having a bottom opening through which sponge is arranged to protrude to rest on the animals head, a canopy provided Q With an l. opening receive the neck `of theava'terreceptacle, and means 1Cor securing'the canopy `to said neck.i

3. The combination with a Watertreceptaole provided uuthfan upwardly` ext-ending central ll'ng neckv and screwv cap'vclosulre for saidneck, of a'spon'ge-holder depending below said receptacle and 'provided with a CHARLESX BUD. g mark. In ypresencey JOHNXBELL, v

`Josnrnmn VERING.

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my hand this 5th day of November7 A. D. Si 

